NASA’s Earth Minute: Greenland Ice

Located in the Arctic near the North Pole, Greenland is covered by a massive ice sheet three times the size of Texas and a mile deep on average. Greenland is warming almost twice as fast as Antarctica, which is causing the ice to melt and raise global sea levels. NASA is monitoring Greenland’s ice sheet from high up in space to the ocean floor below to provide data for scientists studying the global impact of all its melting ice. :::LEARN MORE::: Key Indicators: Land Ice Greenland’s Ice Island Alarm Greenland’s Undercut Glaciers Melting Faster Than Thought Rivers Are Draining Greenland Quickly NASA Data Peers into Greenland’s Ice Sheet Greenland Melt Ponds (photo story)